Shoe protector



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Patented Jan. `24, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHOE PROTECTOR MaryWhalen Stuart, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application November 1, 1937, Serial No. 172,097

' z claims; iol. sei- 72) This invention relates to shoe protectors.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a protector which isworn over the shoe and which protects the shoe in the event that` thechild urinates. It is a well-known fact that children before theirhabits are corrected frequently wet themselves and the water flows downthe legs and on to the shoes. Shoes are an expensive item and thewetting of the shoes injures them and of course when the shoes are Wetthey must be replaced by dry shoes so that this habit is an expensiveone as well as extremely annoying, but when the child is provided withprotectors such as I have invented this injury to the shoes l5 i;prevented. It is also apparent that the protector not only preventswetting of the shoes but acts as a cover or protector for the shoes sothat if the shoes contain polish cr whitening it cannot be rubbed o onthe clothing of parents or on the furniture.

The invention embodies many novel features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts, all of which will be more fullyhereinafter described and pointed out' in the C1B-ims- In theaccompanying drawing- Fig. l is a view partly in side elevation andpartly in longitudinal section illustrating my improved protector inoperative position on the shoe and leg of the child;

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the protector looking at the inner facethereof;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 looking at the outer face of theprotector;

Fig. i is a greatly exaggerated view in transverse section on the line-i of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a greatly exaggerated detail view in section on the line 5 5of l..

The body of the protector indicated by the ference character l0 may bemade of any numof sections secured together, which are so ed as toconform, when in position on the i., to th shape of the shoe and fullycover the or at least the upper of the shoe, as clearly :ated in Fig. lof the drawing.

strap il is provided connecting the lower ages of the body il) inposition on `the sole of the shoe.

The body IU is open at the back and is secured 50 in closed position bysuitable fastening means. I have illustrated snap fasteners I2 assecuring means, but of course any other suitable. means might beemployedA for the purpose.

The body lil is of a height greater than th 5a height of the shoe sothat its upper portion is secured around the leg of the wearer above theshoe top. In this upper portion of the body a strip of elastic i3 islocated and this strip is se cured at its ends to the ends o1 the bodyand when in contracted position causes the material to gather but whenin vexpanded. position the material Will. lie relatively fiat.

A pieceof material i4 which is preferably ab- 5 sorbent-as, for example,turkishtoweling, outing flannel or the likeand is preferably folded inseveral thicknesses, is secured by lines of stitching l5 to the innerface of the protector so that if any moisture should find its way insideof the 10 protector it would be absorbed by this material i4.

A covering strip i6 is preferably secured around the outer face of theprotector at its upper edge enclosing the strip of elastic i3, and astrap I1 is secured to one end of the protector at its upper 15 edge andis provided with fastening means i8 to engage cooperating fasteningmeans i9 on the front of the protector after the strap has been passedaround the leg, and I have shown a plurality of these fastening means i9so that a quite 20 perfect adjustment can be had in accordance with thesize of the leg of the wearer.

I have shown as fastening means I8 and i9 ordinary snap fastenermembers, but it is of course obvious that any other suitable fasteningmeans 25 might be employed.

The invention of course is not limited to the particular materialsemployed and could be made of any material which would shed water, suchas rubber, oil silk, oil cloth, waterproof cotton, etc. 30

While I have illustrated and described what I believe to be a preferredembodiment ofmy invention, it is obvious that various changes might bemade in the general form `and arrangement of parts without departingfrom the invention, 35 hence I do not limit myself to the specic detailsset forth but consider myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. A shoe protector comprising a cover to enclose a shoe upper and toextend above the top of said shoe upper, a band of elastic fabric at thetop of said cover to encircle the leg, and a plurality of layers of.vabsorbent material sewed su to the inner side of said band.

2. A shoe protector comprising a cover to enclose a shoe upper and toextend above the top of said shoe upper, a band of elastic material toencircle the leg, a strap secured to one end of the body adjacent itsupper edge, said strap and body having cooperating fastening meanslocated at the front of the body adjacent its upper edge, and aplurality of layers of absorbent material sewed to the inner side ofsaid band of elastic fabric.

